Issues

Presidential preference

John Carter endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
[6] He originally endorsed Rick Perry.[7]

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Carter voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[8]

Analysis

Congressional Staff Salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Carter paid his congressional staff a total of $911,840 in 2011. Overall, Texas ranks 27th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[14]

Net worth

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Carter's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $500,002 to $5,019,996. That averages to $2,759,999, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2011 of $7,859,232. His average net worth increased by 5.44% from 2010.[15]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Carter's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $415,002 to $4,819,996. That averages to $2,617,499 which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[16]

National Journal vote ratings

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Carter was tied with three other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 11th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[17]

Political positions

Percentage voting with party

November 2011

Carter voted with the Republican Party 95.2% of the time, which ranked 21 among the 242 House Republican members as of November 2011.[18]

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